Maritime Correspondence Signs - Marine Engraving - 18th C.
Antique engraving from the XVIIIᵉ century illustrating maritime signals and naval maneuvers between warships at sea.
Engraved by BERNARD.
Original engraving, on steel with burin.
The engraving depicts two ships of the line seen offshore, exchanging cannon fire materialized by large clouds of white smoke. The ships display flags and unfurled sails, testifying to the naval and military vocabulary of the period.
The scene is part of the technical plates devoted to navigation, maritime communications and signaling exercises used in the XVIIIᵉ century in European navies. The different positions of the ships, their flags and the cannon fire correspond to the systems for transmitting orders used before modern communications.
Dimension(s): Framing - Long. 25,4 cm - Haut. 16,8 cm, - Larg. Baguette: 1 cm,
Condition: PERFECT CONDITION,
Era: Engraving(s) - XVIIIth,
Framing(s): Current mounting composed of an aged gold bevel, an ecru wild silk passe-partout, underlined with an aged gold fillet. The whole is encircled by a carved and gilded wood baguette.
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Paper
Length: 25.4 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Reference (ID): 1769831
Availability: In stock
